NEW YORK—Restorative Hospitality, a subsidiary of the wellness real estate firm Delos, and Leonardo DiCaprio have announced plans to create the world’s most sustainable island resort at Blackadore Caye, Belize. Upon its completion in 2018, Blackadore Caye will be the greenest island resort ever built, the business partners say, and the world’s first “Restorative Island” project designed with sustainable building techniques that restore and regenerate the surrounding ecosystem and reverse the effects of climate change. The project is being developed by Restorative Islands, LLC, designed by McLennan Design and operated by Restorative Hospitality, which will also manage the wellness...

CALHOUN, GA.—Mannington Commercial announced that the Redefined Collection, two products inspired by houndstooth and chevron patterns, are available for specification. Created in collaboration with international architecture and design firm Corgan, Check and Herry are fashion classics reimagined as 18” x 36” modular carpet.  Redefined’s textural patterns appear and disappear, fading in and out of focus, enabling a custom look without requiring intricate, costly installation methods. In fact, the patterns are designed to effortlessly create an elegant random effect when installed in a simple, linear monolithic fashion that requires no complex planning.The palette of 15 running line colors, with or...

WHEELING, ILL.—The works of art that inspired Brentano’s spring Studio collection evoke strong reactions, but the artists run the gamut—artists Brentano’s designers have always loved, recently discovered or know personally. Drawn from the work of watercolorist Raoul Dufy (Autumn), sculptor Naum Gabo (Construct), portrait painter Han Holbein the Younger (Holbein) and the Precisionism movement (Precision)—among many others, Brentano’s new contract textiles perform with eco-conscious finishing and contents.Woven with 43 percent to 66 percent post-consumer recycled polyester, Autumn, Construct, Holbein and Precision all offer GreenShield finishing and abrasion resistance ranging from 50,000 to more than 75,000 double rubs (Wyzenbeek, Cotton...

NEW YORK—Carnegie, a leading manufacturer and innovator of textiles and wallcoverings, announced it has joined Be Original Americas; an organization committed to informing, educating and influencing manufacturers, design professionals and individuals on the economic, ethical, and environmental value of authentic design while preserving and investing in its future. Carnegie views its practice and support of original design as both a corporate and social responsibility.“We think it is important to support original design because the proliferation of knockoffs is a true threat not only to design driven companies like Carnegie but also to the value of creativity, problem solving and...

LOS ANGELES— EcoSense, a fast-growing manufacturer of high-performance LED lighting technologies, announced that it was recognized in two prestigious competitions, the RIBA Stirling Prize for the Best New Building of the Year and two 2014 Product Innovation Awards (PIA) from Architectural Products Magazine.EcoSpec Linear HP EXT Wall Wash luminaires from EcoSense illuminate the exterior of the RIBA award-winning Everyman Theatre in Liverpool, England. The original Everyman Theatre opened in 1964 but recently underwent a complete renovation to create an entirely new and sustainable building. The lighting design team was tasked with ensuring that the soul of the old Everyman...

NEW YORK—Starwood Capital Group Chairman and CEO Barry Sternlicht announced the launch of the new mission-driven luxury lifestyle brand 1 Hotels. The first property debuted in South Beach on March 25, followed by Central Park in late spring and Brooklyn Bridge Park at the end of 2015. 1 Hotels aims to change industry standards—more than a hospitality brand, from no paper or plastic in the guestrooms to nature as art and lobby farmstands.1 Hotels celebrates nature while encouraging sophisticated travelers to live well, do better, and connect with the world around them. Each hotel in the portfolio is consciously...

WHEELING, ILL.—Brentano’s first Sunbrella Contract products, two eco-friendly, third-party certified, ACT Facts Silver fabrics, join the textile designers’ spring Studio collection. Indoor/outdoor upholstery fabric Majalis (67 percent Sunbrella solution-dyed acrylic and 33 percent Sunbrella solution-dyed polyester) channels the Asiri women of Saudi Arabia whose vivid frescos wrap entire rooms in colorful geometric motifs. Like these traditional paintings, Majalis’ seven colorways express eclectic individuality in a 17-plus-inch vertical repeat of patterned stripes.Both Majalis and its textural complement Numayla (79 percent Sunbrella solution-dyed acrylic, 33 percent Sunbrella solution-dyed recycled acrylic and 1 percent other fibers for a heathered look) exhibit extreme...

GREENSBORO, N.C.—Green Hides introduces Venus, a top grain leather that combines old world traditions with modern finishing techniques providing a transparent finish and smooth hand. Venus is suitable for both public and private environments.Venus is processed using low emission mineral tanning formulas which are environmentally respectful. The hides are retanned in aged oak drums using vegetable agents, natural fat liquors and oils along with dyes that ensure the leather is properly through dyed. Venus complies with the strict regulations of the EU environmental normative CE2000/53. Natural color variations may occur even within the same dye lot.Go to Green Hides.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Thomas Banks, who was Chief Operating Officer/Deputy Executive Director of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) from 1998 to 2014, has joined ForrestPerkins as Vice President.“I am excited to join the ForrestPerkins team, which has completed such an impressive array of luxury hotels, resorts and multi-residential projects,” said Banks, who is an honorary fellow of ASID and was the founding President of the Interior Design Continuing Education Council. “I look forward to combining my operational and client-focused background with ForrestPerkins’ award-winning design expertise to create extraordinary value for our clients.”“I welcome Thom, whom I have known since...

DALTON, GA.—Tandus Centiva announced the Antron brand as a contributing supplier in its support of Publicolor to raise funding and awareness for the Publicolor Summer Design Studio. Suzanne Tick designs a collection of soft surface flooring products for Tandus Centiva. When a product from this collection is specified and purchased for an education project, Suzanne Tick Inc. (STI) and Tandus Centiva have each committed a $0.10/sq. yd. (totaling a $0.20) donation to Publicolor. Antron has committed to matching an additional $0.10/sq. yd. (totaling a $0.30) donation to Publicolor for products using Antron fiber.“We are pleased to join Suzanne Tick...